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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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August 15, 2011
Defense and Security
U.S. National Security Strategy: Rhetoric and Reality
The seal of the President of the United States is seen on the wall of one of the rooms of the newly renovated White House Situation Room complex during a tour given to news photographers in Washingto…
May 10, 2012
Global Governance
Turkey at the Crossroads (Literally)
When it comes to “rising powers,” the BRIC countries—Brazil, Russia, India, and especially China—tend to get the most press. But there’s another emerging player that promises to shape world politics …
May 11, 2012
Turkey
Weekend Reading: Partnering With Turkey, Subordinating the Turkish Military, and Lamenting Abbasiya
CFR’s recently released Independent Task Force on Turkey, co-chaired by Madeleine K. Albright and Stephen J. Hadley, and directed by Steven A. Cook. Mehmet Ali Birand outlines the AKP’s plan for the…
March 22, 2013
United States
You Might Have Missed: Iraq, Yemen, and Drone Strikes
Government Accountability Office, “U.S. Assistance to Yemen: Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Emergency Food Aid and Assess Security Assistance,” March 20, 2013. Two DOD programs account for t…
June 10, 2013
Defense and Security
TWE Remembers: FDR’s "Stab in the Back" Speech
A president giving a commencement address is commonplace. A president giving a commencement address when his child is a member of the graduating class is pretty rare. Rarer still is a president speak…
